15/11/2023
Basic Information on Prevention
You can use strategies such as abstinence (not having s*x), never sharing needles, and using condoms the right way every time you have s*x. You may also be able to take advantage of HIV prevention medicines such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
What to do if I am HIV positive?
Start HIV Treatment As Soon As Possible After Diagnosis
1
Get in care and take medicine to treat HIV (called antiretroviral therapy or ART).
2
Taking HIV medicine can reduce the amount of HIV in the blood (called viral load).
3
HIV medicine can make the viral load very low (called viral suppression).
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